LD College of Engineering CIRCUIT AND NETWORKS (2130901) semester-3 (EE)

EXPERIMENT NO: 8 DATE :

AIM : To determine ABCD parameters of a given two–port resistive Network

APPARATUS:
(1) Network board
(2) Ammeters 0 - 50mA 2
(3) Voltmeter 0 - 10V 1
(4) Regulated power supply 0-30 V 1

THEORY :
The transmission parameters serve to relate the voltage and current at one port to
voltage and current at the other port. In equation form,
V1 = AV2 - BI2
I1 = CV2 - DI2
where A, B, C and D are the transmission parameters. They are also known as chain
parameters, the ABCD parameters and general circuit parameters. Their first use is in the
analysis of power transmission lines. From the circuit conditions, they can be found as
follows,

V1 V1
A = _____ -B = _____
V2 I2=0 I2 V2=0
I1 I1
C = _____ -D = _____
V2 I2=0 I2 V2=0
 For network N
V1 A B V2

= ---------(1)
I1 C D -I2

PROCEDURE :
(1) Connect circuit diagram of Network N as shown in fig (1).
(2) Apply voltage at port 1 of network Na short circuiting the port 2 through
an ammeter. Measure voltages and currents at both the ports.
(3) Apply voltage at port 1 of network Na keeping port 2 open circuited as
shown in fig (5). Measure voltages and currents at both the ports.
(4) Calculate ABCD parameters using measured values of voltages
and currents.
(5) Verify the parameters theoretically and tabulate the results.
(6) For network verify that AD - BC = 1.
OBSERVATION TABLE :
(2) Network N :
SR. V1 I1 V2 I2 REMARK
NO. Volts mA Volts mA
1 0 Port - 2 short circuited
2 0 Port - 2 open circuited
CALCULATION :
For Network N :
V1
A = ___ = _________________________________
V2 I2 = 0

V1
B = ___ = _________________________________
-I2 V2 = 0

I1
C = ___ = _____________________________
V2 I2 = 0
 I1
D = ___ = ______________________________
-I2 V2 = 0
RESULT TABLE :
NETWORK - N
Pract. Theo.
A
B
C
D

CONCLUSION :
QUIZ :
1. ABCD parameters are also known as ___________ or _________ parameters.
2. Why two networks are connected in cascade connection to get overall ABCD
parameter?
3. If A= 7 , B= 8 ohm and C = 2.5 mho , what will be the value of D?
4. State the conditions for a network to be loss less in terms of ABCD parameters?
5. State the condition for a network to be reciprocal and symmetrical.
6. For _________ connection of two 2-port networks, ABCD parameters have to be
multiplied.
7. Are the ABCD parameters A(s), B(s),C(s) and D(s) the network functions?
8. The relation AD – BC = 1 is valid for ________ and _________ networks.
9. Two two-port network α and β having A B C D parameter as

Aα = 4 = Dα Aβ = 3 = Dβ
Bα = 5, C =2 and Bβ = 4 and Cβ = 2
Are connected in cascade in the order of α,β. The equivalent A parameter of the
Combination is

(a) 17 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d)31

10. Why negative sign is introduced in the equations?